Hairpin Phoenix

   Chapter 404 Mastermind (1)

Queen Qiao stayed up all night without sleep, her face was sallow, and when she mentioned Brother Jue, she was even more anxious: "Brother Jue and Sister Xuan were playing in the garden yesterday. Curious, I took the bamboo dragonfly in his hand, played for a while, and licked it."

   "As a result, since yesterday evening, Brother Jue began to vomit and have diarrhea, and the medicine could not be poured in. The imperial physicians had to prescribe a prescription for a medicated bath and soak it in the middle of the night."

"The servant of the king is already dead. The body was found in a pond, and he was still holding a bamboo dragonfly in his hand when he died. After the test, the servant of the king died of poisoning. Just like the royal servant."

   "Fortunately, Brother Jue's poison is not deep, and his life is not serious. However, it is not easy to remove all the residual poison, and the child does not know how much he will suffer."

   Queen Qiao said, her eyes were red, and she turned her head to one side.

  Elder Qiao Ge has always been calm and self-controlled, but at this time his eyes were red with anger, and he gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Could you find out who is behind the scenes?"

   actually murdered a two-year-old child, how vicious!

   Queen Qiao wiped her face with her sleeve and whispered, "I'm still investigating. All the suspects in the harem have been called into the East Palace and locked up."

   Concubine Meng, Concubine Qin, Concubine Su, the first prince, the third prince, the fourth prince, and the fifth prince, none of them were missed.

   All the young concubines in the harem were also imprisoned in the East Palace, waiting to be interrogated one by one. Even Wang Jieyu is no exception.

  Qiao Ge said angrily: "Until it is found out who did it, the niangniang must not forgive me lightly."

   Queen Qiao took a deep breath, and a fierce light flashed in her eyes: "Bengong wants her life!"

  Qiao Ge saw that Queen Qiao was emotionally unstable and a little distressed, and whispered: "I know that the lady deplores in her heart, and I implore the lady to take care of the phoenix body."

Queen Qiao said with red eyes: "For the safety of the capital, Mrs. Lu sacrificed her life to assassinate the commander of the Yan army. Ben Gong did not even take care of a child. When she returns to the palace, what is the face of Ben Gong to see her and how to explain to her? !"

When    mentioned Lu Mingyu, Qiao Ge Lao immediately said: "I have another good news to tell the Empress. The Crown Princess is a worthwhile trip, that Yan Tuo is dead!"

   This is probably the only good news I've heard since last night.

   Queen Qiao finally got some energy: "Where is the Lu family, have you come back?"

   Old Qiao tried his best to understate: "General Liang sent troops out of the city and is now fighting with the Yan army. The crown princess is still in the barracks, and she will come back when this battle is over."

   How could Queen Qiao not hear it?

  Lu Mingyu killed the main general of the Yan army and was also trapped in the Yan army's barracks. This battle is inevitable! Otherwise, Lu Mingyu would not be able to rush out of the barracks at all.

   Queen Qiao's heavy heart added another, and she let out a long sigh.

   Qiao Ge Lao comforted Queen Qiao: "The victory has been decided, the empress need not worry. The crown princess is a blessed person, and nothing will happen."

   Queen Qiao sighed in a low voice: "Ben Gong only hopes that she will come back safely. Also, Brother Jue must be safe and sound."

  …

After    a stick of incense, Qiao Gelao and Luo Shangshu left the East Palace.

   Queen Joe returned to the house.

   Brother Jue was lying on the bed, his face was pale and weak, and he didn't even open his eyes. The envoy Zhou and Imperial Physician Li stayed by the side.

   Princess Hui'an was always by her side, and Empress Dowager Zhao also stayed up all night. People who are nearly 60 years old, take good care of them on weekdays and don't look old. At this time, I was worried, and the wrinkles around the corners of my eyes were visible at a glance, showing my old state.

   Empress Qiao and Empress Dowager Zhao have been mother-in-law and daughter-in-law for many years, and have never seen each other pleasing to the eye. Today, I finally feel that the Queen Mother Zhao still has some conscience.

   Soon, Queen Qiao regretted thinking so.

   Empress Dowager Zhao opened her mouth and said, "Ai Jia heard that the queen has locked all the concubines in the harem into the East Palace. The fifth prince has also been locked up."

   Queen Qiao straightened her waist and said coldly: "Yes. The person who did it must be in the harem. My daughter-in-law must find this vicious person and kill her!"

The coldness and hatred in   's words made Empress Dowager Zhao a little shocked.

   Empress Dowager Zhao couldn't help but said: "Others dare not say anything about Aijia, but Concubine Qin is cautious and has been by Aijia's side yesterday. She is definitely not the one who did this vicious thing. The queen should let Concubine Qin go first!"

   Queen Qiao said lightly: "The queen mother believes in Concubine Qin so much, so why rush to let Concubine Qin come out. As long as she is innocent, her daughter-in-law will never kill innocent people in vain!"

   Empress Dowager Zhao was so angry that she pointed at Queen Qiao: "You... bastard! How dare you talk to Ai's family like this!"

   Queen Qiao did not give in an inch: "When the truth is found out, the daughter-in-law will go to Shouning Palace to plead guilty to the mother, and let the mother go! However, the daughter-in-law will never let anyone out of the East Palace at the moment."

   Empress Dowager Zhao walked away in a fit of anger.

   Princess Hui'an stepped forward and held Queen Qiao's arm with a worried look on her face: "The mother stayed up all night, now it's better to go and rest!" Seeing Queen Qiao's face, it was really shocking.

   Queen Joe shook his head: "Where can I rest now."

   Then he walked to the bed and sat down, holding Brother Jue's little hand.

  The child has a strong firepower, and his chubby hands are warm on weekdays, but now they are cold.

   Queen Joe's tears fell again. Princess Hui'an was also heartbroken and turned her head to the side.

   Zhou Yuan's envoy said respectfully, "Empress Empress, Your Highness the Princess, this minister wants to apply needles to the little Highness, and dare to ask the Empress and His Highness to make concessions."

   Queen Qiao immediately wiped away her tears and moved away from Princess Hui'an. The envoy Zhou took out the needle bag, took out the slender gold needle, gently picked it up, and stabbed it down.

   A slight tingling made Brother Jue open his eyes. He was weak and weak, and his eyes were blank.

   Queen Qiao held back her tears and coaxed: "Brother Jue, you are ill, and the hospital envoy Zhou will give you acupuncture. If it hurts a little bit, just bear with it."

   Brother Jue obediently hummed.

   Even Zhou Yuanshi felt sore.

  Jin Jiaoyugui's little highness has been well cared for, and he rarely even coughs or sneezes. How have you ever suffered such a crime! This person behind the scenes is really too vicious.

   After a while, Cailan came to report: "Report to the Empress, the Duke of Dongping has entered the East Palace."

   Queen Qiao nodded slightly and got up to meet the Duke of Dongping.

  The King of Dongping County is Zongzheng of the ancestral house and the patriarch of the Li family. This matter is related to the emperor's grandson and a group of concubines, so it is natural for the Duke of Dongping to come forward.

   Dongping County King was shocked and angry when he learned the whole story from Queen Qiao's mouth.

   Queen Qiao looked at the Duke of Dongping: "Bengong handed over this matter to you, you must check it out. When necessary, you can use torture to interrogate it. What's wrong, I'm all responsible for it."

  The Duke of Dongping County handed over his hands: "The Queen Mother rest assured and hand over this matter to the minister. The minister must use the shortest time to interrogate and find out who is behind the scenes."

   (end of this chapter)